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Date Posted: 04:21:14 03/13/02 Wed
Kirk, ur report has nothing to do with multimedia...so it means any topics will do? So any thought provoking issues is ok??
>Hi Kirk,
>Both of these files opened no problem. The previous
>one must have
>been corrupted. You still haven't quite got the idea
>with footnotes,
>It's really not necessary to mention the section of
>the book, just
>author and title and page number. If you are referring
>to the same
>book more than once you can use the abbreviation
>"ibid". eg ibid. p29
>
>The reviews are very good. I have nothing to add, I
>think you're
>definitely on the right track.
>
>
>report review ...
>A Review of a research report released by Kaiser
>Family Foundation on sexual activity and substance use
>among youth.
>
>Released by the National Center on Addiction and
>Substance Abuse (CASA) in February 6, 2002 at Columbia
>University, the research report conducted by Henry
>J.Kaiser Family Foundation summarized the shocking
>result of a 3 months national survey on “Sexual
>activity and substance use among youth” in United
>States. According to the report, it claimed almost one
>quarter of sexually active teens and young adults –
>about 5.6 million 15 to 24 years old nationally - were
>engaging unprotected sex because of substances use,
>such as drugs or drinking (1). Although young adults
>might underestimate the extent of this problem, the
>underlying message is clear. There is connectivity
>between drinking or drug use and sex.
>
>Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation, commonly known as
>KFF, is an independent, national health philanthropy
>dedicated to providing information and analysis on
>health issues to policymakers, the media and the
>general public. Primarily, this foundation developed
>and runs it own research and communication programs,
>often in partnership with other organization such as
>the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse
>(CASA). They focus on three main areas, namely health
>policy, media and public education as well as health
>and development in South Africa. The foundation’s
>headquarters are based in Menlo Park, California but
>operates a major office in Washington, D.C.
>
>In this report prepared by KFF, the information
>consists of news release, survey snapshot, fact sheet,
>as well as issue update. In the survey snapshot, the
>report presented the methodology employed by KFF was
>based on a national random-sample survey of 1200
>adolescents and young adults ranging from 13 to 24
>years old. The findings reported here reflected
>interviews with 998 15 – 24 years old. The report also
>revealed that staffs at KFF and Princeton Survey
>Research Associates (PSRA) designed most of the
>questionnaire in the survey and analysis was conducted
>at KFF. The fieldwork was conducted through telephone
>by PSRA between November 13, 2001 and January 20, 2002
>and most of the interview was conducted in English and
>Spanish according to the preference of the respondent.
>The final response rate was 57%. The data have been
>weighted by age, sex, race or ethnicity, region, and
>education to be representative of national samples of
>youth and to be account in part for nonresponse.
>
>The major questions addressed in this survey covered
>from personal experience on sex, drug and drinking to
>the personal knowledge of the consequences of mixing
>sex with substance use as well as the type of
>information they like to learn about on drugs, drinks
>and sex (2). The summary of findings proved there is a
>close interconnectivity between alcohol or drugs
>consumption to sexual decision making and risk taking.
>Most of the young people surveyed claimed that they
>themselves have engaged in unprotected sex as a result
>of influences of substances use and most of them were
>worrying about sex transmitted diseases and pregnancy.
>The report also claimed the underage teens that cannot
>legally drink alcohol were also engaging in risky
>sexual behaviors because of alcohol or drugs. Of the
>15 to 24 years old surveyed, 50% said “people their
>age” mix alcohol or drugs and sex “a lot”, 73% believe
>that their peers often did not use condoms when
>alcohol and drugs are in the picture and finally 37%
>want more information about “how alcohol or drugs
>might affect decisions about having sex”. (1) In
>addition to the summary findings, most of the young
>people also underestimate the combination of
>substances and sexual behaviors despite their prior
>knowledge of risky business they were engaging.
>
>Next, in the actual facts, the report claimed sexual
>activity and substance use in United States are not
>uncommon among the youth today. (3) The fact sheet
>showed 79% of high school students report having
>experimented with alcohol at least once and a quarter
>report frequent drug use. Half of all 9th to 12th
>graders have had sexual intercourse and 65% will by
>the time they graduate. (3) The fact sheets covered
>topics such as sexual initiation, unprotected sex,
>multiple partners as well as the unintended
>consequences. Most of the information in this section
>was mainly based on the journals and research reports
>previously conducted by CASA, Centers for Disease
>Control and Prevention (CDC), National Crime
>Victimization Survey, Alan Guttmacher Institute as
>well as other references related to sexual activity
>and alcohol and drug use.
>
>In the update issue, the report examined the current
>available data concerning drinking, drug use, and
>risky sexual activity, including the degree to which
>these behaviors may be related. It also outlines the
>ways in which these behaviors can lead to potentially
>harmful health consequences. The coverage of topics
>ranged from the sharing between drinking and sex,
>drugs and sex, consumption of alcohol and drugs as
>well as usage of condom, unintended consequences such
>as sexually transmitted diseases (STD). (4)
>
>As the reported has displayed, most of the information
>was primarily from the survey and the main message was
>well presented. In addition the report was organized
>logically by first giving the readers the result of
>the survey research by KFF, then the breakdown of the
>result based on the methodology, followed by current
>facts and updated issues in United States.
>
>In conclusion, the concern over mixing sex with
>alcohol or drugs among million of young people would
>be best explained why such report was generated. The
>report has shown in recent years, researchers have
>begun to explore the intersection of alcohol or drug
>use and sexual “risk behavior”. Studies conducted to
>date indicate that drinking and illicit drug use often
>occurs in association with risky sexual activity.
>However, the report claimed it was difficult to
>document a direct link between substance uses and
>these sexual behaviors. Good news was the report also
>signify the necessarily of looking into the connection
>between sexual activity, alcohol and drug abuse in
>near future and encourage those who promote abstinence
>must assist the teens see that connection.
>
>Footnotes
>1) KFF, “News release”, February 2002
>2) KFF, “Survey snapshot”, February 2002
>3) KFF, “Facts Sheet”, February 2002
>4) KFF, “Update Issue”, February 2002
>
>Biography
>Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation, Sexual Activity and
>Substance Use Among Youth,
>http://www.kff.org/content/2002/20020207a/, February
>2002
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